Who Was Alive

Were Alexander Fleming and Vladimir Putin alive at the same time?

Yes. Alexander Fleming and Vladimir Putin were alive at the same time for 2 years, from 1952 to 1955.

Alexander Fleming was 71 when Vladimir Putin was born.

Vladimir Putin was 2 when Alexander Fleming died, aged 73.

Alexander Fleming

Scottish biologist, pharmacologist, botanist, and Nobel laureate

Born 6 August 1881 · died 11 March 1955, aged 73

Vladimir Putin

President of the Russian Federation

Born 7 October 1952 · living, 73 as of September 2026

  1. Karl Marx
  2. Albert Einstein
  3. Alexander Fleming
  4. Adolf Hitler
  5. Ronald Reagan
  6. Donald Trump
  7. Vladimir Putin
  8. Michael Jackson
  9. Barack Obama
Alexander Fleming and Vladimir Putin in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries. Drag across to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.